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Feb. i24, 1925. 1,52%,257

A. KIRSCHEN LATHERING APPARATUS Filed Nov. a. 1923 Jn ventar fl 1621 .5 ehem Patented Feb. 24, 1925.

"ArinonrH-E KI'n'soHEN,

marrrnnrno Application *fiIed- November To all whom div/my concern.

Be it known thatl, Annonri-in Kinsoiinn, Ruman-ian subject, residing at Berlin, Germany, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in or-Relating toliathering Apparatus, oi? which the following is a specification.

Thepresent invention relates to a lathering apparatus. The apparatus (501131513301 a cylindrical sheet metal casing having in the interior a displaceable sticliol soap which, when being used, -penetrates-through the removable and replaceable sponge secured upon the upper end of the casing, said sponge for this purpose being constructed in a special manner.

The invention is illustrated by Way of example in the drawing, *Whcrein- Fig. 1 show-sh View of the lathering apparatus,

Fi 2 is'a partlongiti'idinal section;

Fig. 3 a View from above;

Fig. 4 a sectionthrorigh the line II of Fig. 2;

5 a longitudinal section through a further form of embodiment of the apparatus;

Fig. 6 a view in part sectionon larger scale through the mounting for the soap stick, and

Fig. 7 a 'VleW in. part sectionof further form of embodiment for employing the sponge for lath'ering.

The lathoringapparatus consists of acylindricalcasing 1,1produced preferably from sheet metal, in which is displaceably arranged a stick of soap 6 guided bya pin in suitable manner in alongitudinal incision 9 and capable of being raised to varying tent. An alum stone 7 is 'lixed by means or a thread 8 upon the underneath end of the hollow casing 4, and for protection may be supplied With a cap '10. Upon the upper end of the casing is located the specially constructed sponge.

The sponge 2, as many be seen from Figs. 1, 2 and 3, is quartered as a result of the incisions 11. It is surrounded by a thin, slightly curved rubber covering 1, enclosing same to somewhat more than a half of its volume, so that it is incapable alone of talling out of the encompassing, annular rubber casing. The rubber casing 1 is likewise provided with tour incisions 5, corresponding to the quartering of the sponge 2. The sponge 2 and rubber casing 1 are held by the or BERLIN, GERMANY.

APPARATUS.

5, 1923. Serial No. 673,035.

holder 13 screwed on to the cylindrical casing 4; by means a thread res .e. holder possessing upon the inner side edge a shoulder or it corr the thickened portion 3 ct ing 1. The thickened rubber casing,- 1. lies in this sllar manner to the edge oi a. pncu in the rim, a lirni connection be c attained between the twoparts 13 and 1. Before the sponge :2 is inserted llitu' l 'le casing 1 a circular, resilient rubber plate i is also inserted and aim 1 portion of 1, seine likewise l incorre pending manner to thesp The quarteringot tue plate 4% is the incision 12in Fig. 1. The plate :2 having been inserted the-5pc e 2 is pressed into position, so that the zip arat is now 7 ready i'or use. The soap 3 gui l T the pin in the slot 9 is slid upW thereby the quartered rubber t, the quartered sponge 2, and it necessary also the rubber casing l'divided into tour porso tionsby slots 5, apart, and protrudes through the sponge upon the upper thee, in order. the sponge-having been pr i iously it? lymoistened, that aneti'ective lather to .11 tion may be produced. After use the soap 6 is again pressed birch, whereby all parts return to their original posin compare Fig. 2). The return movement of the soap may also be eii'ected spring as shown in Fig. 2. The quarter sponge is so the preferred form; nererthel 0 rubber casing 1 and plate as Well be divided into parts or even more or on the other nil 1n the case or? the :fo. in of embodiment according to Figs. 53 and (i the casing l increases towards the top tormigr a cylindrical shoulder 15, the edge of which 16 is turned over inwardly. The sponge 2 is held in this shoulder portion. The sponge is arranged in a cylindrical rubber part 17, which runs into a shoulder 18 set into the cylindrical shoulder 15 of the casing 4:. The rubber piece 17 is formed as a cylindrical hollow body, so that the sponge may easily be inserted into and removed from the same.

A cap 18 is inserted over the cylindrical collar 15 of the casing 4-, in order to cl so up the sponge from the outside. The holes 19 in the cap 18 serve for 'ventilation oi? the 1m sponge. At the opposite end the casing; 1 is closed by adotachablc cover 20. in the casing is located the mounting 21 for the soap stick 22, capable of displacement under.

a certain amount of friction. A button 23 is mounted upon the underneath part of the mounting 21, which protrudes into the inner boring of same. The mounting 21 is also provided with slots 2a in order to ensure a resilient guiding. The upper shoul der 25 of the mounting possesses double slots 26, 27, resulting in tongues 28 which, as recognizable from Fig. 6, may be turned over inwardly to form holding claws 29 for the purpose of securing a soap stick 2-50 smaller in diameter.

The rubber mounting 17 is provided on the outside with ribs or is roughened in other suitable manner, in order to uniformly distribute the lather created by the sponge over the skin and to thoroughly work upon the latter.

When using the apparatus the cover 20 is removed, and the mounting 21 with the soap stick 22 slid along within the casing 4 until the soap reaches the sponge, the movement being effected by sliding the button 23 in the direction of the sponge. After use the mounting 21 is withdrawn in reversed man nor by operation of the button 23 and the apparatus closed by the cover 20 and the cap 18 A further form of embodiment of the sponge in substitution for the shaving b2 ush hitherto employed is illustrated in Fig. 7. in the case of this embodiment the sponge 2 .is not divided but is connected as a whole by vulcanization or the like with the rubber mounting 17, which in turn is secured in suitable manner in the butt 31. The mounting for the sponge is likewise provided with .ribs or grooves 32 for attaining the eifect upon the skin referred to above. The butt 31 may also be used for holding an alum stone 33. It may also be embodied as a container for powder or the like.

The edge 34 of the butt 31 is turned over inwardly in such manner that the underneath edge or shoulder portion of the sponge its into the resulting hollow space the sponge thus being easily inserted into and removed from the butt.

What I claim is:

1. A lathering device, a casing, and a sponge element projecting from one end of said casing and having cross-wliametrical cuts in the outer end thereof dividing the latter into a plurality of separable sector-like sections,a resilient retaining member partially embracing the sponge element and tending to maintain the sections thereof in close compact relation.

2. A lathering device comprising a hollow casing, a divided sponge element carried by one end of said casing, and a soap stick movable longitudinally within the casing and adapted to be projected through the divisions of the sponge element whereby to supply soap directly to the object to be lathered.

3. A lathering device comprising a hollow casing having an open end, a sponge element arranged in and projecting from the open end of the casing having cuts therein dividing said elements into a plurality of sectorlike members, and a soap stick movable longitudinally within the casing and adapted to be projected through cuts in the sponge clement whereby to supply soap directly to an object incident to the use of the device.

1. A lat-hering device as claimed in claim 3 characterized by the provision of. a means partially embracing and normally tendingto maintain the sector-like members of the sponge element in close compact relation.

A lathering device as claimed in claim 1 cl'iaracterized by the provision of slits in the portion of the retaining member overlying the sponge element facilitating the removal of the latter from the retaining member.

6. A lathering device comprising a hollow casing having an open end, a sponge element arranged in the open end of the casing and having intersecting incisions dividing said element into a plurality of sector-like members and a soap stick movable longitudinally within the casin and adapted to be projected between the sector-like members of the sponge element.

In testimony whereof I have affixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

ARNOLPHE KIRSCHEN. 

